Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective - Softcover

Inderbitzin, Michelle L.; Bates, Kristin A.; Gainey, Randy R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412973775 ISBN 13: 9781412973779

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective serves as a guide to students delving into the fascinating world of deviance for the first time, offering clear overviews of issues and perspectives in the field as well as introductions to classic and current academic literature. The unique text/reader format provides the best of both worlds, offering both substantial original chapters that give an overview of the field and the theories, as well as carefully selected articles on deviance and social control taken directly from leading academic journals and books.

About this title

About the Author:

Michelle Inderbitzin primarily studies prison culture, juvenile justice, and transformative education. She is co-editor of the book The Voluntary Sector in Prisons: Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change, and she won the American Society of Criminology Teaching Award in 2017. Dr. Inderbitzin earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Washington and has been a faculty member at Oregon State University since 2001. Along with her on-campus classes on crime and deviance, she regularly teaches classes and volunteers in Oregon’s maximum-security prison for men and state youth correctional facilities.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1412973775
• ISBN 13: 9781412973779
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 648